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October 25, 2024: Joint Proposal by NTT, KDDI, Fujitsu, NEC and Rakuten Mobile Adopted as Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications/NICT's "Innovative ICT Fund Projects for Beyond 5G/6G" for Social Implementation and Overseas Expansion Oriented Strategic Program (Common Infrastructure Technology Establishment)

Mobile
October 22, 2024: Rakuten Mobile to Drive International Standardization for Advanced Edge Cloud Tech, with Funding Awarded by NICT

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October 21, 2024: Rakuten Mobile Surpasses 8 Million Subscribers

Mobile
October 15, 2024: Rakuten and Science Arts Form Capital and Business Alliance to Drive Business Synergies

Mobile
July 29, 2024: Rakuten Mobile and Cisco Revolutionize Business Landscape with SRv6 uSID Deployment

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June 27, 2024: Rakuten Mobile Launches Commercial Services Using 700 MHz “Platinum Band”

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June 27, 2024: Rakuten Mobile's 5G (Sub6) Traffic in Tokyo Grows 130%, Active Users Increase 50%, and Network Speed Double

Mobile
June 17, 2024: Rakuten Mobile Surpasses 7 Million Mobile Carrier Service Subscribers

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May 9, 2024: Rakuten Mobile and JTOWER Collaborating on Infrastructure Sharing at More Than 100 Facilities and Buildings

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May 2, 2024: Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony and Stage X Sign Strategic Partnership MoU for Technological and Business Collaboration

Mobile
April 30, 2024: Rakuten Mobile Commences Radio Frequency Testing for 700 MHz "Platinum Band"

Mobile
April 25, 2024: Rakuten Mobile Leads Japanese Competitors in Mobile Game Experience and Fastest 5G Speed Categories

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April 8, 2024: Rakuten Mobile Surpasses 6.5 Million Mobile Carrier Service Subscribers

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March 1, 2024: Rakuten Mobile and Nokia Achieve Groundbreaking 1 Tbps Single Wavelength Transmission Record

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February 28, 2024: Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony Demonstrate 25% Energy Savings Through AI Model on RAN Intelligent Controller

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February 27, 2024: Rakuten Mobile Partners with Nokia to Deploy “Platinum Band” Mobile Network Radios Across Its Network in Japan

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February 27, 2024: Rakuten Mobile Named Global Winner and Global Leader in Key Metrics in Opensignal Global Awards 2024

Mobile
February 16, 2024: Rakuten Mobile Announces Plans to Provide Satellite-to-Mobile Service in Japan with AST SpaceMobile Starting in 2026

Mobile
December 28, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Surpasses 6 Million Mobile Carrier Service Subscribers

Mobile
December 4, 2023: 181 Entities Announce Joint Position on NTT Law Revisions

Mobile
November 17, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Launches R&D into Advanced Edge Cloud Technology, with Funding Awarded by NICT
November 14, 2023: KDDI, SoftBank Corp. and Rakuten Mobile Announce Views on NTT Law (2)

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October 31, 2023: KDDI, SoftBank Corp. and Rakuten Mobile Announce Views on NTT Law

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October 25, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Outperforms Japanese Competitors in Several 5G Measures, New Research Shows

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October 23, 2023: Notice Regarding Approval of Special Base Station Deployment Plan for 700 MHz “Platinum Band” Allocation

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October 19, 2023: 180 Entities Submit Request to Oppose Abolition of NTT Law, Call for Careful Policy Discussions

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August 28, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Surpasses 5 Million Mobile Carrier Service Subscribers

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August 7, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Announces Changes to Management Structure

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August 2, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Launches Beta Version of Rakuten Link Desktop

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August 1, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Highly Evaluated in Opensignal’s Japan Mobile Operator Network Experience Report

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August 1, 2023: Rakuten Mobile and NEDO Complete Successful Development and Testing of 5G Stand-Alone Wireless Access Equipment Using Virtualization Technology

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July 31, 2023: Rakuten Mobile and Yokosuka Telecom Research Park Open RIC Research Facility for Further Advancement of Open RAN

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July 3, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Launches R&D Selected by NEDO as part of its Research and Development Project of the Enhanced Infrastructures for Post-5G Information and Communication Systems

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July 3, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Launches Japan's First-Ever Data SIM Available with a One-Click Application: “Rakuten SAIKYO Plan (Data Type)”

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May 18, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Starts Full-scale Sales in Japan for SMS Service, “Symworld™ CPaaS SMS API”

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May 12, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Announces New "Rakuten SAIKYO Plan" with Unlimited High-speed Data Usage in Network Areas Nationwide

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May 11, 2023: KDDI and Rakuten Mobile Reach New Roaming Agreement

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April 26, 2023: Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile Make History in Space-Based Cellular Connectivity, Completing the First Ever Space-Based Voice Call Using Everyday Unmodified Smartphones

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April 19, 2023: Regarding the Results of the MIC’s "Survey Related to Use of Frequency Bands in Mobile Communications Systems"

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April 4, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Announces New Representative Director (Additional Appointment) and New Management Structure

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March 29, 2023: Rakuten launches Open RAN Customer Experience Center in UK, heralding major step forward in Japan-UK tech partnership

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March 13, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Launches Inbound Roaming Service for Tourists Visiting Japan

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March 1, 2023: Rakuten Mobile Launches Mobile Service for Business Customers

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November 21, 2022: Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten Symphony to Build Open RAN Customer Experience Center in the UK

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November 18, 2022: Rakuten Mobile obtains preliminary licenses for testing of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 Low-Earth Orbit Satellite for Direct-to-Mobile Communications

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November 9, 2022: Rakuten Mobile Uses 4G and 5G for Successful Demonstration of Combining Real and Virtual Motorsports Racing

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October 28, 2022: Rakuten Mobile CTO Sharad Sriwastawa appointed to Board of Directors of O-RAN ALLIANCE

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September 16, 2022: Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Energy and PHOTON CAPITAL reach agreement to supply base stations with electricity from renewable energy sources

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Energy
August 23, 2022: Rakuten Mobile Open Innovation Lab established for Open vRAN technology verification

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July 1, 2022: Rakuten Mobile and TEPCO Power Grid establish new company for base station construction solutions

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April 20, 2022: Rakuten Mobile and Technical University of Munich launch Digital Network Twins Research

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March 30, 2022: Rakuten Mobile and Nokia prove case for 1 Terabit per channel transmission in live network

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March 15, 2022: Rakuten Mobile to offer Apple Watch Series 7 and additional three models of Apple Watch on March 25

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February 25, 2022: Rakuten Mobile Announces New Representative Directors and New Management Structure

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February 4, 2022: Rakuten Mobile 4G Network: Population Coverage Ratio Reaches 96%

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February 1, 2022: Rakuten Mobile Appointed as Designated Public Corporation Under Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act

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November 29, 2021: Rakuten Mobile and the University of Tokyo Begin Joint R&D into IoT Ultra Coverage Utilizing LEO Satellites

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November 10, 2021: Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten Vissel Kobe Successfully Demonstrate a New Spectator Experience using 5G and VPS Technology

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November 8, 2021: Rakuten Mobile, Nagoya University and OKI to begin Autonomous Networks Research and Development for Autonomous Mobile Services

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October 28, 2021: Agreement to Jointly Build a Fiber Optic Submarine Cable Connecting Hokkaido and Akita Prefecture

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Energy
October 25, 2021: Rakuten Mobile to Acquire Estmob

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October 21, 2021: Ubisense and Rakuten Mobile Sign Exclusive Reseller Agreement to Provide Leading Edge Industry IoT Solutions and Technology to the Japanese Enterprise Market

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August 23, 2021: Rakuten Mobile Subscribers Surpass 5 Million

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July 12, 2021: Rakuten Mobile Successfully Verifies Data Transfer on 5G Standalone Mobile Network

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July 5, 2021: Rakuten Mobile wins 2021 GLOMO Awards

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June 25, 2021: Rakuten Mobile, NEC and Intel demonstrate industry-leading performance in containerized 5G Core lab trial

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May 18, 2021: Rakuten Mobile and Fujitsu Partner to Develop Open RAN Solutions for the Global Market

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May 18, 2021: Rakuten Mobile and NEC Partner to Promote Open RAN in Global Telecom Markets

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April 22, 2021: Rakuten Mobile to Offer the Powerful iPhone 12 Lineup, AirTag, AirPods Pro, and More Apple Products Starting April 30

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April 19, 2021: Rakuten Mobile Releases New Original 5G Smartphone: Rakuten BIG s

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April 19, 2021: Rakuten Mobile partners with Tokyo Institute of Technology to launch “Beyond 5G” Edge Cloud Computing R&D

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April 16, 2021: Rakuten Mobile and Tokyo Institute of Technology Sign Basic Agreement to Collaborate on 5G Networks

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April 15, 2021: Rakuten Mobile and University of Tsukuba Begin 5G Experiential Design Special Joint Research Project

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April 14, 2021: Approval of Special Radio Station Deployment Plan to Expand 5G Mobile Communications Systems

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April 8, 2021: Rakuten Mobile Launches New Campaign Offering Three Months of Service Free of Charge

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March 22, 2021: Etisalat and Rakuten Mobile Sign a Memorandum of Understanding

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March 17, 2021: Rakuten Mobile and Airspan Networks sign MoU to bring OpenRANGE vRAN solution to Rakuten Communications Platform Global Customers

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March 9, 2021: Rakuten Mobile UN-LIMIT Applications Surpass 3 Million

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March 9, 2021: University of Strathclyde to Partner with Rakuten Mobile to Further Research on Autonomous Networks

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March 1, 2021: Applications Close on April 7 for Rakuten Mobile One-Year Free Campaign

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February 12, 2021: Rakuten Mobile and Ligado Networks sign Memorandum of Understanding to enter into commercial trials for 5G mobile private networks based on the Rakuten Communications Platform

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January 29, 2021: Rakuten Mobile Announces New Service Plan: Rakuten UN-LIMIT VI

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December 30, 2020: Rakuten Mobile UN-LIMIT Applications Surpass 2 Million

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December 8, 2020: New Original Smartphone Rakuten Hand Released Today

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December 8, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Releases Original Wi-Fi Router, Rakuten WiFi Pocket

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December 3, 2020: Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten Vissel Kobe Collaborate on Trials of New 5G Match Viewing Experience

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November 4, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Redefines Expectations in the Mobile Industry with “Zero Declaration”

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November 4, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Becomes First Japanese Mobile Carrier Service to Introduce eKYC, Allowing Online Identity Verification

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November 4, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Joins O-RAN ALLIANCE

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October 23, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Establishes “Rakuten Mobile Communication Center” in Sendai City

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October 12, 2020: stc and Rakuten Mobile Sign a Memorandum of Understanding

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September 30, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Launches 5G Service with New Plan, Same Monthly Fee: Rakuten UN-LIMIT V

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September 30, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Releases New 5G-Compatible Smartphone: Rakuten BIG

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September 23, 2020: Tech Mahindra and Rakuten Mobile Collaborate to Bring Rakuten Communications Platform to Global Customers

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September 16, 2020: Rakuten Mobile and Telefónica sign MoU to Cooperate on OpenRAN

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July 1, 2020: Rakuten Mobile and University of Glasgow Reach Agreement to Collaborate on Research into Edge Computing and Transport Protocols

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June 30, 2020: Rakuten Mobile UN-LIMIT Applications Exceed 1 Million

Mobile
June 30, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Initiatives Selected by Japan’s NEDO for Research and Development of Enhanced Infrastructures for Post-5G Information Communication Systems

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June 30, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Ramps Up International Expansion for Rakuten Communications Platform

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June 3, 2020: Rakuten Mobile and NEC Agree to Jointly Develop Containerized Standalone 5G Core Network

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May 20, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Announced as Founding Member of the Open RAN Policy Coalition

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May 15, 2020: Launch of Rakuten Mobile 5G Service Postponed Three Months due to Impact of COVID-19

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May 13, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Plans to Acquire Innoeye to Support Rakuten Communications Platform Launch

Mobile
April 14, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Completes Connection of MMEs with KDDI Roaming Areas Through S10 Interface

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April 8, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Announces Full-Scale Commercial Launch; Unveils Enhanced “Rakuten UN-LIMIT 2.0” Service Plan

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April 6, 2020: Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten AirMap to Carry Out Mobile Base Station Inspections Utilizing Drones

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March 30, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Announces GIGA School Program Support Plan Available for All Schools Nationwide

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March 24, 2020: Rakuten Mobile and NEC Begin Production of Open RAN 5G Radio Equipment

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March 12, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Announces Launch of “Rakuten Mobile Partner Program”

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March 3, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Unveils “Rakuten UN-LIMIT”: Unlimited Mobile Carrier Plan for Monthly Charge of 2,980 Yen

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March 3, 2020: Rakuten and Vodafone Invest in AST & Science’s Space Venture to Reach More People, Devices and Places with Mobile Coverage

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February 21, 2020: Rakuten Mobile and TPG Telecom Sign Partnership Agreement to Trial 5G OpenRAN in Singapore

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January 23, 2020: Rakuten Mobile Opens Second Wave of Free Supporter Program: Adding 20,000 Participants

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January 9, 2020: Rakuten Mobile and Queen’s University Belfast Reach Agreement to Establish Edge Computing Hub

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October 1, 2019: Rakuten Mobile Acquires Blanket Licenses for Specified Base Stations from Telecommunications Bureaus Nationwide

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September 30, 2019: Rakuten Mobile Opens Applications for “Free Supporter Program” from October 1

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September 6, 2019: Rakuten Mobile to Launch New Mobile Operator Service

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September 6, 2019: Rakuten Mobile to Offer New MVNO Service Plans, including “Super Hodai”

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July 9, 2019: Rakuten Mobile to Take Over Operation of "DMM mobile" and other business from DMM.com

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June 5, 2019: Rakuten Mobile and NEC to Build Open vRAN Architecture in Japan

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May 7, 2019: Rakuten Completes Investment in Altiostar

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April 10, 2019: Notice Regarding Approval of Special Radio Station Deployment Plan (3.7 GHz and 28 GHz Frequency Band Allocation)

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March 28, 2019: Announcement of Change of Corporate Name of Rakuten Mobile Network, Inc.

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March 19, 2019: TEPCO PG, KDDI, SoftBank and Rakuten Mobile Network to Collaborate on Trials of Base Station Equipment Sharing Utilizing Electric Power Infrastructure

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February 20, 2019: Rakuten and Tech Mahindra Open World-Class 5G Lab in Tokyo

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February 12, 2019: Rakuten Launches First Real-World End-to-End Tests in a Fully Virtualized Cloud-Native Mobile Network

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February 12, 2019: Rakuten to Invest in Mobile Industry Innovator Altiostar

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January 23, 2019: Rakuten Mobile Network Receives Blanket Licenses for Specified Radio Stations in the Kanto, Tokai and Kinki Regions

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October 29, 2018: Rakuten Mobile Network to Utilize Hokuriku Electric Power Company Infrastructure for MNO Base Stations

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October 29, 2018: Rakuten and Tech Mahindra Collaborate to set up World-Class 5G Labs in Tokyo and Bengaluru

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October 2, 2018: Rakuten Mobile Network Completes First Successful 5G Trials with Nokia in Japan

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April 9, 2018: Notice Regarding Approval of Special Base Station Deployment Plan (1.7 GHz Frequency Band Allocation)

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March 23, 2018: Rakuten to Utilize Chubu Electric Power Infrastructure for Establishing MNO Base Stations

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March 6, 2018: Rakuten and TEPCO Group reach agreement on utilization of infrastructure for establishing MNO base stations

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